Lancaster's Stephen Sparks runs in the 800 meter during the 2012 state track meet at Ohio State's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.

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Stephen Sparks was not able to run in Lancaster's scheduled home track meet Tuesday as a storm that swept through the area made conducting the meet unsafe, but Mother Nature has been the only one to beat Sparks so far this season.

The Gales junior has won every individual race he has entered so far this year, dominating the 800 and 1,600.

"I hope to keep that streak alive as long as I can," he said. "It's definitely skyrocketed my confidence. I'm hoping to carry that confidence over so that I can keep scoring points for us." ...